Bush Appoints Bolton

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Bush Appoints Bolton

President Bush sidestepped the Senate and installed embattled nominee John Bolton as ambassador to the United Nations on Monday, ending a five-month impasse with Democrats who accused Bolton of abusing subordinates and twisting intelligence to fit his conservative ideology. "This post is too important to leave vacant any longer, especially during a war and a vital debate about U.N. reform," Bush said. Bush put Bolton on the job in a recess appointment – an avenue available to the president when the Congress is in recess. Under the Constitution, a recess appointment during the lawmakers' August break would last until a newly elected Congress takes office in January 2007. Bolton was to be sworn in later Monday.– Associated Press